We’d like to welcome our newest contributor, CarolinaMama. Her first post comes from the heart. Welcome aboard, CarolinaMama! ~ CajunMama This weekend I received a very significant package from New Orleans. Care packages from home have always represented my heritage. Cafe du Monde, Community Coffee, Zatarain’s Cooking Necessities, Laura’s… Read More
Long-distance sailor Steve White is planning to sail round the world from west to east . . . not as straightforward as it sounds For many, the cross-channel booze-run is the summit of their maritime ambitions. But for Steve White, Britain’s top long-distance sailor , it’s the 22,000-mile circumnavigation… Read More
New MPs say prime minister’s Big Society will deliver vital broadband to Cumbria and could even allow the people of Dover to buy their port So just how ambitious and realistic is David Cameron’s “Big Society”? Labour was today quick to dismiss the prime minister’s pledge to deliver the… Read More
by Patty Hodapp LG Deputy Editor, Travel Lifestyle Yoga-loving ladies, we know that spending time in your breath and flowing through poses is an important weekly (if not daily) ritual. But, when you’re caught in the whirlwind that is “vacation”, visiting your yoga mat is probably low on your… Read More
Last month, I was having drinks with a well-known traveler writer and like two soldiers discussing battle wounds from the same war, we discussed the cycle of travel, being out on the road for years at a time, the highs, the lows, and everything in between. We came upon… Read More
Glastonbury chicken, cowboy coffee beef, fish baked in newspaper… whether you’re off to a festival or on a family holiday, pack Annie Bell’s Camping Cookbook, too Food writer Annie Bell had what she calls her “Damascene conversion” with camping when her husband, Jonnie, confused in the throes of vessel… Read More
For years, Beirut was torn apart by a bitter civil war. Now activists are healing Lebanon’s wounds by sharing their rich culinary traditions Try a local’s pick of the best Lebanese recipes Ever driven down the wrong side of a three-lane motorway in the wrong direction? You almost certainly… Read More
By Kristen Putch LG Acquisitions Editor Baltimore is called the ‘Charm City’ for a reason… anyone who visits is easily charmed by the city’s small-town feel wrapped up in a big city reputation. Upon a recent (and first-time) trip, I was introduced to just a taste (literally) of what… Read More
by Sarah Amandolare LG Entertainment Editor Brian Lio had toyed with the idea of leaving his cushy Microsoft job for something different. What would happen, he wondered, if he took off and saw how far he could go? Lio pitched the premise to his friend Rob “over a stack… Read More
At El Rinconcillo, Seville’s oldest bar. Photo by Clarous Maximus. By Sarah Silbert— Seville is known for its rich tradition of flamenco dancing, and there are plenty of flamenco bars to prove it. Not feeling in the groove? No worries: The city has plenty of other nightlife options as… Read More